The Mysterious ‘Donroe Doctrine’ NYT | Opinion By: Interesting Times 8 January 2026 at 23:32 Trump’s former Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams argues that America’s sudden presence there is not about spreading democracy.
Venezuela Is Not Iraq NYT | Opinion By: Interesting Times 8 January 2026 at 23:32 “This is not the Middle East”: The former Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams tells the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat to “stop making Iraq analogies.”
A Defense of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela NYT | Opinion By: Ross Douthat, Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Victoria Chamberlin 7 January 2026 at 20:02 The former envoy Elliott Abrams says the administration should push harder for regime change.
The Case for Real Regime Change in Venezuela NYT | Opinion By: Interesting Times 7 January 2026 at 18:02 The former envoy Elliott Abrams says the administration should push harder.